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The action had barely kicked off Tuesday for the July Sale of Selected Yearlings when Hip 1, a colt by freshman sire Maxfield entered the ring. While not usually considered advantageous to be first out of the box, the son of Abundant Flurry (Midshipman) overcame those lingering biases when selling for $220,000 to Resolute Bloodstock […]

After just missing in her debut, West Memorial delivered a sustained run through the stretch to post a 1 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Kentucky Juvenile Stakes on May 2 Thurby card at Churchill Downs. West Memorial is campaigned by Reagan Swinbank’s Swinbank Stables and Jake Ballis’ Black Type Thoroughbreds. “She was always precocious and we always knew […]

Reasoned Analysis, owned by Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables and trained by Chad Brown, made his first attempt in stakes company a successful one as he stormed down the lane to upset a talented field in Saturday’s $150,000 Bay Shore, a seven-furlong sprint for sophomores, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Bred by Jack Miller and the Upstart Syndicate, […]

Making his 46th career start and his first for trainer Michael Maker, Flying P Stable’s Frosted Grace came from just off the pace to win Saturday’s Grade 3, $500,000 Oaklawn Mile on Arkansas Derby day at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark. His winner’s share of $292,500 put him well over the $1 million mark for career […]

Valene Farms’ Accommodate Eva proved convincingly she can win going a route of ground, scoring in Saturday’s $100,000 Louisiana Broodmare of the Year Stakes by 5 1/4 lengths. Beating seven 3-year-old Louisiana-bred fillies, the Louisiana Champions Day Lassie victress covered one mile in 1:38.51 under jockey Corey Lanerie. Troubled early, Emily’s Bullet ran well late […]

Too Much Action became the latest Legacy Bloodstock sales grad to earn a black type Stakes victory with an emphatic 4 1/4-length triumph in the $75,000 David E. Hopper S. at Sam Houston. The Hopper was one of five Stakes on the track’s important Texas Preview Day card. Bred in Texas by Mike G. Rutherford, […]

Favored No More Time scored a front-running victory in the Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, adding $120,000 to his bankroll and accumulating 20 points toward a start in the May 4 Kentucky Derby. Out of the winning Speightstown mare Baroness Juliette, he was acquired at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale from […]

Last year, horse trainer Todd Fincher saw talented filly Flying Connection win the Sunland Oaks. This year, the New Mexico-based trainer has another star, 3-year-old filly with Candy Aisle. On Friday afternoon at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, Candy Aisle proved her worth in winning the $65,000 Borderplex Stakes, a key prep race for the […]

Accommodate Eva rallied from last of 11 to capture the $100,000 La. Champions Day Lassie by three-quarters of a length.   Dallas Stewart trains Accommodate Eva for Murray Valene’s Valene Farms. The 2-year-old filly is by Munnings out of Accommodate, by Pleasantly Perfect. She was purchased from Legacy Bloodstock at last year’s Keeneland September sale.  […]

Candy Aisle won her second straight stakes race when she held off a fast-closing Tx Women for Arts in the $100,000 Zia Park Princess. The daughter of Gun Runner was offered by Legacy Bloodstock in Book 1 of last year’s Keeneland September yearling sale. Candy Aisle settled off fractions of 21.88 seconds for the opening […]